Miguel Romo

Miguel Romo holds his 6-month-old daughter, Virginia Bernice. Romo's wife died of pneumonia, believed to have been a complication of the H1N1 virus she caught last spring at the dawn of the outbreak. Romo's death in many ways typifies the pandemic: She was young, poor, pregnant and Latina.

Miguel Romo holds his 6-month-old daughter, Virginia Bernice. Romo's wife died of pneumonia, believed to have been a complication of the H1N1 virus she caught last spring at the dawn of the outbreak. Romo's death in many ways typifies the pandemic: She was young, poor, pregnant and Latina. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Miguel Romo holds his 6-month-old daughter, Virginia Bernice. Romo's wife died of pneumonia, believed to have been a complication of the H1N1 virus she caught last spring at the dawn of the outbreak. Romo's death in many ways typifies the pandemic: She was young, poor, pregnant and Latina.Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times